Modern human continues Middle English humain with modern spelling.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0826continuationestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
human
human being; relating to humankind
OPEN NODE 823 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · human adjectivehumain
human
OPEN NODE 824 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
Human reference remains while noun and adjective uses develop.
The adjective is reported from the fifteenth century.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
02
CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Human — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes Middle English humain and the fifteenth-century adjective horizon.
Human — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword etymology
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently supplies the French and Latin route.
03
EDITORIAL REUSE